Joseph D. Phillips, MD

Specialties

• Thoracic Surgery, Cancer
• Thoracic Surgery
• Gastroenterology, Cancer

Areas of focus

• Minimally invasive surgery, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic surgery
• Advanced bronchoscopy
• Thoracic oncology – lung cancer, tumors of the mediastinum and chest wall
• Esophageal cancer
• Benign esophageal disorders (para-esophageal hernias, hiatal hernia, refractory reflux disease, achalasia)
• Benign and malignant diseases of the trachea
• Metastatic disease to the lungs
• Pleural effusions
• Benign chest wall disorders
• Chest wall trauma

Titles and faculty positions

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

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Awards and achievements

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has been rated as high performing in lung cancer surgery in the 2024-2025 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Rankings.
• 2024 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)

Year joined

• 2016

Department websites

• Thoracic Surgery – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Gastrointestinal Oncology Program – Dartmouth Cancer Center
• Comprehensive Thoracic Oncology Program – Dartmouth Cancer Center